Clothes line and pin



(No Model.)

W. D. MONJAY. CLOTHES LINE AND PIN.

Patented Mar. 8,1898.

wuawboz 1900140000 14; Zfifla UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WVILLIAM D. MONJAY, OF BURRTON, KANSAS.

CLOTHES LINE AND PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,160, dated March 8, 1898.

Application filed May 12, 1896.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM D. MONJAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Burrton, in the county of Harvey and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes Lines and Pins and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in clothes lines and pins; and it has for its object, among others, to provide a simple and cheap construction of line and gravitating clamp-pin or holder for the clothes. The clamp or holder is applicable also to other uses-such,forinstance, as for a letter and bill file, newspaper-file, and the like-and by its use the clothes, letters, or newspapers will be securely held and yet can be easily removed and replaced without injury thereto.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a line constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the holder. Fig. 3 is a side View of the clamp.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the different views.

In constructing my line I take the requisite number of sections to make the desired length of line and connect them together. Each section is formed of a single piece of material, as wire, of the required size and length, it being designed to make the sections of different lengths, each piece A having its ends bent to form loops or eyes a, as shown, so that the sections can be quickly and easily united when desired. This manner of connection allows sufficient movement of the sections to constitute a non-rigid line and lessens the liability of'inj ury to the clothes.

13 are the clamps or holders. Each is formed of a single piece of wire or other material having one end bent into substantially 8 form, as shown at O, and in one of the Serial No. 591,218. (No model.)

curves of the S is engaged the loop or eye on I the end of one section, and into the other is engaged the loop or eye on the adjacent end of the adjacent section A, as shown, so that the holder is or forms the connection between two sections of the line. The wire of the holder is bent back after forming the S, as shown at D, and thence horizontally to form the arm F, which is bent downward to form the vertical arm G, which is curved upward at its lower end, and the vertical portion H bent at its upper end, as at I, and thence extended downward and at an angle away from the arm H and at an angle toward the arm G, and its lower end bent into a loop or eye or analogous device, as shown.

In use the article to be held thereby is placed on the line and then the holder forced down upon it, the two arms G and H being upon one side thereof and the depending portion below the bend I upon the other, and the article thus securely held, yet permitting of its being removed when desired. The clamps may be coupled at any desired distance apart, and other modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Intermediate holders independent of the line may be employed, if desired, and at the right of Fig. 1 I have shown the article upon the line thus held.

What is claimed as new is- 1. A gravitating clamp for a clothes-line composed of a single piece of wire bent to form depending arms with a terminal arm ex tending at an angle thereto, a portion extending at substantially a right angle to the depending arm to which it is joined and its free end bent to form a compound curve, substantially as described.

2. A gravitating clamp for the purposes specified, composed of a single piece of wire bent at one end into S form and its other end bent to form the depending arms and a third arm extending at an angle thereto substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscrib= ing witnesses.

- WILLIAM D. MONJAY.

Witnesses:

A. STONE, W. H. WILsoN. 

